The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A Notable Convention in the Ninth District
What the Mayor of Kokomo Said.


KoKodo, Ind, Nov. 15.-The Ninth Conven-
tional District Woman Suffrage Association held
two sessions in this city yesterday. which were
largely attended by our best citizens. and the
greatest enthusiasm aroused Miss Susan B. An
thony and Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, president,
were the speakers. At the evening session,
Presiding Elder Erving, of the NJ. E. Church,
prayed for the blessing of God on the woman
suffrage work now being done in this State.
Mayor Moulder then welcomed the convention
in the following neat address
Mrs. President Ladies and Gentemen-It is
with great pleasure that I Mayor of the city of
Kokomo extend most hearty welcome and tender
the Woman Suffrage Association of the Ninth Con-
gressional district of Indiana the freedom of
terprisng and blessed city SO far as have in
far beyond the confines of the city for their gener-
osty hospitality and courteous treatment of stran-
meeting of this association will only strengthen the
statement that have made, and that you who are
b mere Eiehin our DO p9roe,S VIII teei 'ha0
It may be and no doubt is a little amusing
meeting of this kind and by words, well actions
indorsing the objects of this association knowing
the so earnegtv espoused and SO sby defended
by the Womans National Suffrage Association. but
gradually and most surely falling from my eyes and
1 now in a very fair way to be most thoroughly
and and sou1dly converted to the cause SO earn;
ladies around me. have been on about six months
trial. and have been under the instruction and leader
ship Of such ladies as Mrs. Shofeld Mrs Armstrong,
Mrs. Lehman, the Misses Trueblood and others, and
think they have great hope that will make suitable
be taken into full fellowship. These intelligent and
thoughtful ladies around great
unthinking, illiterate irrational and purchase
bic voters that represent them at the polls.
The Infinite Deity that made and rules cannot
divine sanction state
as this. Don't talk to me about liberty in world
ton at all. Yet have unbounded confidence in this
country Of ours that we love we'll and expect to
live to the day when in this boosted land OF ours
all will be equality far their rights of citizen
ship concerned Why, it has only been few
years since all the Christian nations Of the earth
four-score years since England with her boosted in
teligence abolished the slave trade. and MP to that
benches. owned stock in slave ships and eloated
the profits of piracy aud murder, and no wom-
at the peril of their life.
just quarter of century ago the LIST day of last
the presidential chair of the United States wiped
Slavery Tsse are great in sSe
from servitude and bondage and yet little has
citizenship. We often boast of liberty and
freedom and there is liberty there is no freedom
ton The right Of every citizen regardless of sex,
to participate in making laws is the sole foundation
of political morality Deny this and you Justify des
is bameiess and republican institutions are
impossible. You who deny, political rights
to your wives, daughters, mothers and sisters can
show title to your own. believe in the equality
of man and woman-in the equality of husband and
wife, Before cling seated have the honor of intro
ducing to this audience woman whose name is
known in every State in the Union: a woman who de-
Tended and advocated equal rights when to do SO
m eant social astraci.m and persecution;
whose voice has probably been heard oftener the
This audience know will be delighted to listen to
our distinguished guest, Susan B. Anthony.
At the close of the Mayors pleasant words of
welcome. Miss Anthony spoke on "pisfranchise-
nent Degradation" enforcing her philoso-
phical demonstration with many of its illusions
to English history and to our own.
Mrs Cougar followed with plea for ''Unre
stricted suffrage" taking logical grounds for the
Suffrage of foreigners, but restricting immigra-
ton, and strongly advocated compulsory edu-
cation. At the afternoon session the following
officers elected to serve as district otiicers
President-Mary S. Armstrong.
Treasurer-Mrs N. f. Lindsay.
Vice observation-disclosures county. Mrs. E. z. Dixon;
Tippecanoe. Marie Ingersoll; Hamilton. Mrs. DIR.
Ellis; Clinton, Mary E. Baleh; Upton, Mrs. Judge
Waugh; Benton, Warren and Boone to be filled.
Mrs NJ. E. U. Prince, one of the most talent
ed writer's in the State, will have editorial
charge of the suffrage work in the district press
1t is desired to department in every pa
per in the district through which facts may be
given to the public. Mrs. Alice Waugh gave a
fine report of work done by the Upton club
This was supplemented by an earnest and able
talk by Mrs Clifford, of Upton. Both of these
ladies have fine presence, aRd if they saw
proper TO take the platform their directness of
speech would insure them success and honor.
The kokomo press has been most generous and
kindly in its treatment of the convention. Mr..
III. f. Henderson, one of tha-editors of the Dis
patch, Democratic. became member of the
State and national society. while the editors of
the Tribune, Republican, in able editorial,
the methods of work,
its partisan principles
is decidedly woman suffrage city,
thanks to the efficient work of local club.
Mrs. NJ. 5. Armstrong entertained, in her ele-
CANT home. the speakers and visiting delegates
at dinner and Mrs Land &. Schoheld gave a
tea and reception In the graceful manner for
which she is justly noted. In the evening, Miss
Anthony and Mrs Cougar were taken out to
witness the lighting of the famous Schrader gas
well by a committee of citizens Mrs. G. re-
marked: Il have stood beside Vesuvius and
her eternal fires, but the power and
majesty of this spectacle far exceeds that of the
old volcano" The convention has been most
delightful both for residents and visitors. The
ladies left to-day for Logansport, where they be-
gin their work this evening. G.